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RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON REAL RECORDS 1981

Real srk 3572 made in Sweden with picture inner sleeve.

Vinyl VG+. Cover VG+.

Over the years, the Pretenders became a vehicle for guitarist/vocalist Chrissie Hynde’s songwriting, yet it was a full-fledged band when it was formed in the late ’70s. With their initial records, the group crossed the bridge between punk/new wave and Top 40 pop more than any other band, recording a series of hard, spiky singles that were also melodic and immediately accessible. Hynde was an invigorating, sexy singer who bent the traditional male roles of rock & roll to her own liking, while guitarist James Honeyman-Scott created a sonic palette filled with suspended chords, effects pedals, and syncopated rhythms that proved remarkably influential over the next two decades. After Honeyman-Scott’s death, the Pretenders became a more straightforward rock band, yet Hynde’s semi-autobiographical songwriting and bracing determination meant that the group never became just another rock band, even when their music became smoother and more pop-oriented.www.thepretenders.com/

Tracklist

1. “The Adultress” 3:55
2. “Bad Boys Get Spanked” 4:04
3. “Message of Love” 3:26
4. “I Go to Sleep” 2:55
5. “Birds of Paradise” 4:14
6. “Talk of the Town” 2:45
7. “Pack It Up” 3:50
8. “Waste Not Want Not” 3:43
9. “Day After Day” 3:45
10. “Jealous Dogs” 5:36
11. “The English Roses” 4:28
12. “Louie Louie” 3:30